FNPS Plant Database

Penstemon laevigatus

Eastern smooth beardtongue
  • Photo by: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Eastern smooth beardtongue

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Penstemon laevigatus

Family:

Plantaginaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

Flower

Size:

1–3 ft tall, 2 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

White, lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Blooms mid-summer

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Informal shady semi-shady gardens.

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds

Attracts bees, butterflies. Larval host for common buckeye (Junonia coenia).

Native Habitats:

Moist hardwood forests

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

FNPS Plant Print

Citations:

Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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